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Food Safety Checklist for Food Handlers

Use this checklist when handling or preparing foods for food shows, fundraisers, demonstrations and displays.

MaintainX

07/23/2022

Food Safety Checklist for Food Handlers

Use this checklist when handling or preparing foods for food shows, fundraisers, demonstrations and displays.

Wear clean clothing and cover it with a clean apron. Remove apron when leaving food preparation/serving area.

Keep body, hands, and hair neat and clean. Restrain hair or wear a cap or hairnet.

Avoid wearing jewelry. Rings, watches and bracelets can trap dirt and bacteria. Earrings and other jewelry can fall into food.

Keep fingernails clean, unpolished, and trimmed short. Nail polish can chip. Long or artificial nails can chip and break into food.

Minimize bare hand contact. Use utensils such as tongs, ladles and single service disposable gloves. Wash hands before wearing gloves & change gloves whenever changing tasks.

Do not handle money and food at the same time.

No tasting, eating, drinking, or smoking in the food service/demonstration area. Use tested recipes to avoid the need for tasting.

Wash hands frequently. Wash after using the bathroom; after handling raw foods, before handling food, after handling garbage, chemicals, coughing/sneezing, eating, or touching face, hair or body.

Stay home if you have a cold, nausea, fever, diarrhea, or open sores and infected cuts on your hands.

Source: MaintainX (Community Member)